Tennis anyone? When the owner of this estate asks the question, be prepared for the next one: Which court would your prefer? The outdoor clay court designed to French Open specs, or the indoor court designed to US Open specs? With over 50,000 square feet of living space, the choice of tennis court style won’t be the only choice available.
Located high in the gated city of Rolling Hills, California, in the Palos Verdes Hills southwest of downtown Los Angeles, the estate itself can be considered a destination. From its high perch, views encompass the Pacific, Hollywood Hills, West Side, The San Gabriel Mountains and the lights of downtown LA. Incorporated in 1957, the entire city is securely gated with 24-hour entry guards and multiple property surveillance cameras and breach sensors. Since it is the 21st richest address in the United States, the ultra wealthy can live with peace of mind. The city itself maintains a spacious ranch-like ambiance with no stoplights, wide spaces between homes and convenient riding paths along the streets.
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Both sophisticated and exotic, this Rolling Hills tennis lovers’ estate is priced at $53 million.
Gaurang · October 17, 2013 at 4:03 pm
Scoop you probably missed my last 2 comments on your last cool courts article. Please check them out! 🙂
Gaurang · October 17, 2013 at 10:14 pm
A new star has arrived in Karen Khachanov?
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/10/42/Moscow-Khachanov-Feature.aspx
From what I read — it does appear so. Beating Tipsarevic and Ramos when you are 17 and without much Pro experience at all, is a big acheivement. Based on Kafelnikov’s comments it does appear this guy is the next Raonic — along with Kyrgios.
Gaurang · October 17, 2013 at 10:15 pm
I have created a group — “TennisProse fans”.
http://challenge.atpworldtour.com/atp/show-group.php?GRP=7198&X=1382062485
Everybody, please create a user profile and join the group. We can track who does the best in predicting Paris. And then through the next year!
Scoop Malinowski · October 17, 2013 at 10:21 pm
I never even heard of this kid before this week Gaurang, talk about bursting onto the scene. This is phenomenal. But then again, it’s small potatoes to Lleyton Hewitt, ranked around 500 in the world at the time, getting a WC into Adelade when he was sixteen and then winning the tournament beating Spadea in QF in three sets, Agassi in SF in two close sets and Stoltenberg in the final, 76 in the third. When he got the WC everyone including the Aussie players were like who is this kid?
Scoop Malinowski · October 17, 2013 at 10:28 pm
Great, thank you Gaurang, I joined the group. With all the advanced tennis acumen hanging around tennis-prose.com I’m looking forward to winning the whole shebang next year )
Gaurang · October 17, 2013 at 11:19 pm
🙂
Btw, here’s another opinion on MensTennisForum about this guy: (MTF opinions are to be taken with a pinch of salt)
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=354193
Dan Markowitz · October 18, 2013 at 5:42 am
Where do you register as a member of the tennis-prose.com group?
Scoop Malinowski · October 18, 2013 at 8:16 am
Check under FANTASY at atpworldtour.com site Dan.
Scoop Malinowski · October 18, 2013 at 8:20 am
Obviously this kid Khachanov is something very special. One of the last times I remember a young kid doing something amazing was the first time I saw the name “Djokovic” in the agate results print in the newspaper. When Coria was the king of clay this guy Djokovic actually took a set off him in a red clay euro event. I was like whow who is this guy Djokovic, to be taking a set off Coria. Because Coria was just great back then. Sure enough the kid panned out. I expect Khachanov to pan out in a major way as well, after seeing what he’s done this month.
Andrew Miller · October 18, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Khachanov got destroyed by Karlovic, 4 and Love. According to one tennis forum commenter this is the first time Karlovic has bageled an opponent (I only have one bagel on an opponent in an official match also, so me and Karlovic are even keel here).
Wouldn’t expect much yet from this Khachanov kid. We’ve seen a lot of 17 year olds get scalps off ATP vets. Very, very, very few players are in the mold even of Gasquet. We’ll see the next Becker when they actually accomplish something!
Scoop Malinowski · October 18, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Dr. Ivo is a nightmare to play Andrew, he is capable of really bothering great players. Ivo beat Federer in Cincy which took number one away from Federer. Look at his results vs. Federer, everysingle match was a war. And Dr. Ivo was doing this against Fed in his prime.
Gaurang · October 18, 2013 at 9:06 pm
Andrew this is third non-junior tournament of his career! You’ve got to give him some playing experience.
Scoop Malinowski · October 18, 2013 at 10:10 pm
Really Gaurang. For Khachanov to beat Ramos and Tipsarevic in the first month of his ATP career at age seventeen is rather fantastic. He’ll become a target with an X on his back now so it’s not going to get any easier for him. Hopefully he can handle it.
Andrew Miller · October 18, 2013 at 10:51 pm
6-0 set ? Raises some questions about the return of serve.
Sorry I need to go all Markowitz on this kid and be skeptical. Few to no juniors have shown they can steal the keys to the kingdom with the exception of Nadal , Djokovic , Federer , Del Potro and Murray in the last decade. The change in racquet strings and court speeds have rewardedhuman backboards with superman like qualities.
Look how long it has taken for Raonoc to even understand how to play a Masters tournament – let alone a best of five set match . Or even Del Potro – the man with the 120 mph plus forehand.
I guess like Sweden Russia is hurting for some good news. No offense to Tipsy who is as solid as they come when he is in it , but the reality is that like other players he has his work cut out for him.
Dan Markowitz · October 19, 2013 at 7:07 am
Of the young players, maybe we should place our attention on the Austrian, Dominic Thiem, who took Tsonga to 7-6 in the third yesterday. He’s only 20 years old and this was his first ATP tournament of the year. The Austrians only have Melzer in the top 100, but it looks like Thiem is soon going to give him company. And we heard about the Czech Vesely, but Thiem has fired the first salvo.
And what about Paire taking down Raonic in Stockholm in straights? If you could pair the two biggest hotheads on tour, it’d be Jerzy boy and Gulbis. They both have solid talent and both walk around ready for an outburst, but Gulbis has put together some solid tennis so far this week. It’s hard to like Jerzy boy because he wouldn’t sign my boy’s hat at the Open when he was walking alone during the Qualis and because the guy walks around in a perpetual glower.
Scoop Malinowski · October 19, 2013 at 8:35 am
A lot of players have been stymied by the Karlovic serve, one of the best in the business. Khachanov was in the first set 64 he must have just imploded.
Scoop Malinowski · October 19, 2013 at 8:37 am
Paire is #25 in the world right now and this result should move him up maybe into top 20. Paire is a reformed hothead Dan. Huge win for him to beat Raonic indoors. Maybe my crack that Paire can win the FO isn’t looking too outrageous after all, if Paire can keep this kind of superb play.
Doogie · October 19, 2013 at 9:11 am
@ scoop
U should read my comments with bit more attention lol
Thiem was in our/my discussion some weeks again. He just proved that he is “our” (Austria) next star.
Vesely will probably not win some matches this year. He needs time to adjust his style outside clay courts. His focus is on next year.
Btw Ramos lost 4:6 0:6 today against Serra
Andrew Miller · October 19, 2013 at 9:31 am
Paire is heads over shoulders better than everyone else mentioned.
Losing a set 6-0 to Karlovic is a bad result, whether you are Federer or anyone. Add in the fact he’s playing in front of his home crowd in Russia and you get the picture – this result has a lot of holes in it.
Vesely and Thiem won’t make a move next year. Vesely’s not strong enough. Thiem’s tournaments are softer than the California challengers, but you can only beat who’s in front of you anyway.
Doogie · October 19, 2013 at 9:41 am
@ andrew
Sorry but how can u say this sh..?? Thiem will not make a move??
This is the greatest bullshit I ever read. He just lost 6:7 in 3rd set against a “fighting for London” Tsonga.
He reached 2 times quarterfinal in ATP tournaments this year (in 2 occasions!!).
I just want to know how do u think u are?? U rate Thiem and u know nothing about him!!
Ok – if u mean the “next move” is top 20 – than u r right but he will break Top100 surely 2014 and he is just 20 years.
Of course the challenger he played were “weak” but he just made the step from futures to challenger and in bit of time from challengers to ATP tour.
Scoop Malinowski · October 19, 2013 at 9:54 am
Doogie I do indeed remember you praising Dominic Thiem and also Vesely who I did a Biofile with at US Open. )
Scoop Malinowski · October 19, 2013 at 9:58 am
Definitely a good result for Thiem to lose such a close one to Tsonga but sometimes the player like Tsonga is playing both the opponent and the pressures on himself to qualify for London. Not to take anything away from Thiem but Tsonga has a lot more on the line and this could affect his play adversely. Let’s see how Thiem plays in the following events, if he can continue at this high level.
Harold · October 19, 2013 at 10:11 am
Here’s an idea for Tennis Prose. Start a discussion of “todays results” thread, so threads like Cool Courts, don’t get hijacked into discussing results of 20 year olds that win 2 rounds in 250 tourneys or challengers. Whether their future is top 20, top 100 or never to be seen again.
DanM · October 19, 2013 at 10:47 am
Harold, you the man, brother. I thought I was tough on these so-called promising young guns, but you pump a machine gun volley of realism into this blog.
And I like your “Today’s Result” thread. I think we’ll start that. Now give us your take on the World finals since apparently you’ve been to London twice to check it out.
Andrew Miller · October 19, 2013 at 11:15 am
Agree with Harold. That court is a cool court. It’s also an expensive one. I’m partial to nice public courts because they let me play on them, so it’s hard for me to appreciate a $53 million court. I think that’s the beauty of the sport – that the pros play on similar kinds of courts to rec players, that the game as played outside the pros has a lot in common, in terms of basic requirements, as the game played on the pro level (the courts are the same specs [where the lines are drawn], people use a tennis ball, racquets, same scoring. For the most part, same bad line calls).
Can’t resist the parting shot to Doogie though: we’ll see if these guys measure up to the hype. Personally I don’t think so as the results are “ok” in front of hometown fans. Other players have done similar things but they aren’t anywhere and Thiem would love the career of a guy like Tipsarevic, which based on one win vs. Tipsarevic he’s far, far from certain of achieving.
Bryan · October 26, 2013 at 4:34 am
Epic court. Imagine playing there or hosting a small tournament, people drinking martinis on the upper level mezzanine.
Scoop Malinowski · October 26, 2013 at 10:44 am
$999 entry fee for that tournamnet Bryan )